Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope 3 Volume Set

As Related by Herself in Conversations with her Physician
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-108-05211-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Medienkombination, Englisch, 1194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 1630 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor

Charles Lewis Meryon (1783–1877) was the personal physician to the unconventional and adventurous Lady Hester Stanhope (1776–1839), who left England in 1810 to travel to the Middle East. She eventually settled in Lebanon and by the time she died no longer had contact with any Europeans. Meryon's Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope (also reissued in this series) recounted her journey during the first seven years he spent with her before returning to England to complete his medical training. Over the next twenty years, they remained in contact and he stayed with her on two more occasions before she died. In this three-volume work, first published in 1845, Meryon presents letters he received from her and recounts their conversations, giving a remarkable insight into the woman he describes as 'out of humour with all mankind'.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meryon, Charles Lewis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte: Expeditionen & Entdeckungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 1: Preface; 1. Introductory remarks; 2. Dr M's departure from England; 3. Lady Stanhope's reception of Dr M; 4. Lady Hester Stanhope's hours of sleep; 5. Buoyancy of Lady Hester Stanhope's spirits; 6. Lady Hester Stanhope's belief in the coming of a Messiah; 7. Reflections; 8. History of Rais Hassan; 9. Queen Caroline's trial; 10. Mrs M's unwillingness to remain at Abra; Additional notes. Volume 2: 1. Lady Hester Stanhope's descent; 2. Sir Nathaniel Wraxall's memoirs; 3. Duchess of Gontaut; 4. Conscription in Syria; 5. Rainy season; 6. The Delphic priestess; 7. Lady Hester like the first Lord Chatham; 8. Lady Hester's system of astrology; 9. Lady Hester in an alcove in her garden; 10. Visit of Mr Vesey Forster and Mr Knox; Additional notes. Volume 3: 1. Prince Pückler Muskau; 2. Mehemet Ali's hospitality to travellers; 3. Lady Hester's mode of life; 4. Prince Pückler Muskau's visit continued; 5. Prince Pückler Muskau's style of writing; 6. Dr M's dilemma; 7. Journey to Beyrout; 8. Petty annoyances in hot countries; 9. Vessel hired for Dr M's departure; Additional notes.